Salary increases declared illegal in 1913 city papers
Mayor Woodward refuses to sign aldermanic board papers saying the meeting was irregular and the salary raises for City Electrician Turner City Tax Assessor Malone and Stockade Superintendent Langford may be invalid. City Attorney Muyson and Judge Candler dispute the interpretation of when the aldermanic board may meet after council recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Turner
Malone
John Malone
Old City Council
Board of Aldermen
General Council
James L. Muyson
Supreme Court
Aldermanic Board
John S. Candler
Candler
Iglu Algfermante Board
Lanford
Army Officers Barred From Discussing Debatable Matters
Secretary Garrison and General Wood agree on new rules to curb public discussion by U S army officers on military policy. The move follows a report that infantry association data was supplied to The Infantry Journal via Arthur Dunn. Johnson says materials align with official policy. steps will be taken to end such activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
Garrison
Leonard Wood
Arthur W. Dunn
Mexico
Infantry Association
Wood
Plana
Polley
Department
Congress
Uover Wood
General Wood
Major Johnson
Infantry Journal
Dunn
Johnson
War Department
Governor Staton to Speak to Athens Farm Students
Governor John M. Staton will address students at the State College of Agriculture in Athens on Saturday morning the 10th. About 100 extra students attend the short courses alongside the regular class, eagerly awaiting the governor’s visit. Dr Bradford Knapp and Dr Butterick plan to visit the college next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
John M. Staton
A. M. Soule
State College of Agriculture
Bradford Knapp
Washington
Agricultural Department
Government
Butterick
General Educational Board
New York
Lynch Quits as Chief of Printers' Union in Indy
James W. L. Lynch, labor commissioner of New York, formally retires as head of the International Typographical Union after leading since 1900. He is succeeded by James M. Duncan of New York City, with a farewell banquet hosted by international officers and the Indianapolis union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
James WL. Lynch
New York
International Typographical Vnion
James M Duncan
New York City
Arst
Lynch
Typographical Union
Indianapolis Typographical Union
Pensacola Bank Fails to Open Its Doors
Pensacola bank officials blamed yesterday’s withdrawal wave on Crow Rudolph & Co. of Liverpool saying it would not honor drafts totaling about 500000. The bank reopened today under supervision as the comptroller of the currency sent a bank examiner to Pensacola to investigate. Capital 500600, deposits 1345782, assets 2951800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
First National Bank of
Crow, Rudolph & Co
Liverpool Lumber
Ful
Liverpool
First National
Washington
National
Treasury Department
Indictment for murder of V H Davis wife in Glynn County
V H Davis, jailed for a month on murder charges, has been indicted by Glynn County grand jury and will be tried this session. The victim was found near the city on November 14, hidden in a bundle of hay close to the A B and A railroad tracks after leaving her Nichols home October 22. Authorities pursued warrants for both Davis and his brother, but the brother remains unfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
V. H. Davis
Glynn
Davis
Nichols
Mrs Proctor Refuses $7500 From Senate After 1908
Washington reports Mrs Redfield Proctor wife of the late Vermont senator has consistently refused $7 500 awarded by the Senate after her husband’s death in 1908 The money has remained in the treasury as unexpended balance despite Treasury pleas to accept it The custom is to pay a senator's widow their yearly salary but Mrs Proctor declined citing wealth and propriety and other widows have accepted pensions. Also recounted is a Panama Canal delay caused by a possum delaying an automatic railway circuit in a tunnel as described by Lt Col Chester Harding with the railroad eventually resuming operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ah ‘Possum
Panama Canal
Chester Harding
Army
Isadora Duncan Seeks Slayer Of Her Children
Paris January Morverand driver of the car that last April plunged into the Seine with Isadora Duncan's two children and their governess was sentenced to a monins imprisonment and a $40 fine Miss Duncan interceded for Morverang and the sentence was suspended
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marverand
Seine
Isadora Duncan
Miss Duncan
Morverang
Secretary Bryan Praises Wilson in Chicago Address
Secretary of State Bryan praised President Wilson as a progressive leader in a Chicago Real Estate Board speech. He blamed Senate rules for delaying legislation, saying Wilson follows his conscience and aligns with the masses, combining necessary leadership qualities.
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Chicago
Bryan
Chicago Real Estate Board
Wilson
Senate
Morse seeks congressional probe on banking era, Borah declines
Charles W. Morse, once an ice magnate pardoned by Taft, presses Congress for a banking era inquiry into his 1907 conviction. Senator Borah refuses to sponsor or aid Morse, while Senators Hitchcock and Smith distance themselves, citing severity of the sentence and lack of government misconduct proof. Morse lamented his 1910 sentence as unjust and brutal, reflecting on fines and a perceived need for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Corrigan
Washington
Charles W. Morse
Taft
Congress
Morse
Senator Borah
Idaho
Borah
Mr. Morse
Saya Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Hoe
Senate
Hoke Smith
Atlanta
Waycross Retains $1-A-Year Treasurer
Waycross Georgia announces few changes in city staff for the new administration. John Walker becomes city attorney, John L. Youmans oversees street work, the city engineer's office is abolished, and John Beatson is named engineer at the waterworks. A park and tree commission is elected, plus J A Tomberlin joins the sinking fund commission. Salary boosts are minimal and the treasurer remains at one dollar per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
John Walker
Jerome Crawley
John L. Youmans
John Beatson
Waterworkaiice
T. H. Finn
H. Lester Marvel
Andrew B. Estes
H. Redding
RL. Singleton
Alien James
J. A. Tomberlin
Binking Fund Commission
T. Bowden
Virtue Tonight Amid Gentle Stage Notes
A brief arts note mentions a performance of The Blindness with a focus on decorum and tasteful presentation. The excerpt promises a modest program, avoiding suggestive or improper lines and guiding the audience toward propriety.
Saloon injunctions upheld as legal in Savannah
Judge Chariton of Chatham Superior Court ruled that closing near beer saloons is proper and that injunctions against Mauer dealers were correctly issued. The decision allows citizens to pursue saloon closures as nuisances without prior notice or hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court Judge of
Chatham
Savannah
Chariton
Chatham Superior Court
Eno
Geainst
Charitod
Rail roads Ordered to Provide Individual Drink Cups
Harrisburg public service commission issues order affecting passenger traffic requiring rail roads to supply individual sanitary drinking cups and provide water and cups at stations for all passengers January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Public Service Commission
California Syrup of Figs advertised as ideal laxative for children
Stores tout California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for infants and children, praising its pleasant taste and gentle cleansing effect on stomach, liver, and bowels. Mothers urged to give a teaspoonful when ill and follow bottle directions, while warning against counterfeits.
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California Syrup of
California Fig Syrup Company
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U.S. Army
Athens Farm
Printers’ Union
Napoleon
Napeteon
Vienna
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Art Importers, Jewelers
Whitehall Street
Pryor
Pensacola Bank
Chile
Rdgways Tea
Overland Southern Automobile Company
Peachtree Street
Cloud Stanford
Cloud-Stanford Co
Ars
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